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Milwaukee council hosts third graders as ‘Alderperson for a Day,’ highlights civic education
Summary
Third-grade winners from Golda Meir School presented essays and met alderpersons at City Hall during the council’s final 2025 meeting, part of an Alderperson for a Day program introduced by Alderwoman Millele Coggs to teach civic participation.
Milwaukee’s Common Council welcomed third-grade winners of the “Alderperson for a Day” essay contest on Dec. 16, inviting students from Golda Meir School to City Hall to present what they would do to improve the city.
Alderwoman Millele Coggs, who helped create the program in 2023, told the students they do not have to wait to become leaders. “Part of…
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